Rocket's Blast and the Comicollector SC (2002 James Van Hise) comic books
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Issue #1-1ST
Published May 2000 by James Van Hise.$6.00
Volume 1 - 1st Printing, May 2000. This issue features articles on Steve Ditko's work in the 1950's, the second generation of E.C. Fanzines, The Art of Comics featuring Gil Kane, Orson Welles' time as a pulp writer, and Highlights on the Shadow: Ed Cartier. Back cover is color reprint of Weird Tales (July 1936) by Margaret Brundage. Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.
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Issue #4-1ST
Published Feb 2003 by James Van Hise.$6.00
$6.00
1st Printing - Boasting a full-color Conan cover painting by Mark "Xenozoic Tales" Schultz, this fourth volume of Rocket's Blast Comicollector features an extensive interview with Schultz as well as material from the forthcoming Conan hardback published by Wandering Star. Additional articles focus on Robert E. Howard, the Silver Age Flash, Steve Ditko's Spider-Man, and the Golden Age art of Reed Crandall. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages. Cover price $9.95.
